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Title: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Relentless on March 08, 2009, 08:37:48 AM
Did Kai do himself a huge favor by competing all those years without gear?  He won the team universe a couple of times and was a lock to win any natural show in which he competed. 

Question is: did all of those years of heavy training without gear set him up as a hyper responder?  He has a completely different look than anyone else onstage.  The guy just has slabs of conditioned muscle everywhere. 
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: The Showstoppa on March 08, 2009, 08:40:33 AM
Do you really think he was 100% natural all those years?
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: QuakerOats on March 08, 2009, 08:41:00 AM
the claim that he squatted 800 and benched 500 as a natural teenager has to be the biggest bullshit claim i've ever heard and i've heard some doozies from bodybuilders.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Sam on March 08, 2009, 08:42:35 AM
Unreal - look at how low his lat insertions are!

Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Relentless on March 08, 2009, 08:43:52 AM
Do you really think he was 100% natural all those years?

I don't know.  I don't see how he could have made such a leap in mass if he was taking anything back then compared to now.  Kai was considered to be one of the greatest naturals of all time when he was competing in the team universe; no one could beat him.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Relentless on March 08, 2009, 08:44:49 AM
the claim that he squatted 800 and benched 500 as a natural teenager has to be the biggest bullshit claim i've ever heard and i've heard some doozies from bodybuilders.

Ok?  I don't see what that has to do with the discussion at hand. 
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: The Showstoppa on March 08, 2009, 08:45:52 AM
I don't know.  I don't see how he could have made such a leap in mass if he was taking anything back then compared to now.  Kai was considered to be one of the greatest naturals of all time when he was competing in the team universe; no one could beat him.

i just always question the whole "natural" thing at that level.  I know they are tested, but are we to believe that with all the testing the IOC does, and olympic athletes use and don't get caught, that a 3rd tier bb organization is going to catch people?  i personally just don't buy it.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Relentless on March 08, 2009, 08:47:31 AM
i just always question the whole "natural" thing at that level.  I know they are tested, but are we to believe that with all the testing the IOC does, and olympic athletes use and don't get caught, that a 3rd tier bb organization is going to catch people?  i personally just don't buy it.

I don't know enough about it, honestly.  I know there are a lot of guys who cheat and compete as naturals, but I don't know if Kai falls into that category.  He is a genetic freak, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was natural.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: The Showstoppa on March 08, 2009, 08:49:39 AM
I don't know enough about it, honestly.  I know there are a lot of guys who cheat and compete as naturals, but I don't know if Kai falls into that category.  He is a genetic freak, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was natural.

I would say all pro's at varying levels are genetic freaks.  I'm just a complete cynic on the "natural" shows and promotions.  I've known too many guys who competed in those and got around the rules.  Sad really.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Van_Bilderass on March 08, 2009, 08:55:53 AM
I don't know enough about it, honestly.  I know there are a lot of guys who cheat and compete as naturals, but I don't know if Kai falls into that category.  He is a genetic freak, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was natural.

Kai at Team Universe: low dosages of steroids

Kai now: massive dosages of test, insulin, GH and exotics like Cytadren etc (at least according to Chick's buddy "DA BULL").

It's basically what Ronnie did before/after he hooked up with Chad.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: DeketheCreep on March 08, 2009, 08:57:28 AM
I think Kai is the next coleman,i think he will just get freakier and bigger each contest.Like Ronnie did.
IMO
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Relentless on March 08, 2009, 08:59:58 AM
I think Kai is the next coleman,i think he will just get freakier and bigger each contest.Like Ronnie did.
IMO

From a muscularity standpoint, I agree.  However, Kai was nowhere close to Ronnie in the shape department.  Kai Greene's muscularity and conditioning with Victor Martinez's shape would be Ronnie Coleman.  Ronnie had the best of everything.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: 2ND COMING on March 08, 2009, 09:15:50 AM
I think Kai is the next coleman,i think he will just get freakier and bigger each contest.Like Ronnie did.
IMO

ronnie had room to grow...kai is substantially shorter and blockier
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Relentless on March 08, 2009, 09:18:21 AM
ronnie had room to grow...kai is substantially shorter and blockier

That's what I'm saying - Kai is nowhere close to Ronnie, overall. 
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Rearden Metal on March 08, 2009, 11:20:20 AM
That's what I'm saying - Kai is nowhere close to Ronnie, overall. 

This is probably true, but his muscularity in some areas is unmatched today and you gotta give it to him for presenting what he has better than anyone...maybe ever..
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: The_Iron_Disciple on March 08, 2009, 11:29:46 AM
ronnie had room to grow...kai is substantially shorter and blockier


Yes, my sentiments exactly. Van is right as well ... well, I guess there's nothing more for me to say seeing as how it's already been said !  :D
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Wiggs on March 08, 2009, 12:18:43 PM
Of course his natural days are helping him.  Just like they helped Ronnie.  This is why we see guys like this make huge strides in such a short time.

Yes, Kai will never be a Ronnie, Ronnie is better structurally but Kai will continue to get better as many other are tapped out.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: ironneck on March 08, 2009, 12:20:14 PM
Of course his natural days are helping him.  Just like they helped Ronnie.  This is why we see guys like this make huge strides in such a short time.

Yes, Kai will never be a Ronnie, Ronnie is better structurally but Kai will continue to get better as many other are tapped out.

wise words from a wise man
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 08, 2009, 12:26:20 PM
look at ronnie, as wiggs said.

the longer guys hold off on going all out, the better they become as pros.

when you see today's kids at 19, juiced to the gills like a few recent new pros or USA failures, you know they aren't going to make that big of strides as pros.

Ronnis and kai might not have been 100% natural as amateurs, but they certainly weren't running gh and insulin and god knows what. 
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: MisterGX on March 08, 2009, 12:29:12 PM
the claim that he squatted 800 and benched 500 as a natural teenager has to be the biggest bullshit claim i've ever heard and i've heard some doozies from bodybuilders.

No they weren't bullshit..  It might be hard for you to believe it, but Kai was very strong and big for a teenager.  He had a few fellow training partners from the group homes that were strong as hell also.  
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: QuakerOats on March 08, 2009, 12:29:34 PM
No they weren't bullshit..  It might be hard for you to believe it, but Kai was very strong and big for a teenager.  He had a few fellow training partners from the group homes that were strong as hell.  
::)
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Meso_z on March 08, 2009, 12:30:37 PM
I was actually impressed by Kais appearence, he looked really huge.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Mars on March 08, 2009, 12:31:18 PM
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Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: MisterGX on March 08, 2009, 12:33:34 PM
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Put that stupid ass smiley on this page all you want.  That was the case with Kai years back.  If you do/don't believe his claims__  your choice.  Stay ignorant fool..
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Purge_WTF on March 08, 2009, 12:34:13 PM
  It's been said that the best bodybuilders will spend time building a "base" before crossing over to the Dark Side.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: The_Iron_Disciple on March 08, 2009, 12:35:08 PM
 It's been said that the best bodybuilders will spend time building a "base" before crossing over to the Dark Side.


It's true. Very true, in fact ! Ronnie, obviously, is living proof.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: QuakerOats on March 08, 2009, 12:36:05 PM
Put that stupid ass smiley on this page all you want.  That was the case with Kai years back.  If you do/don't believe his claims__  your right..
no offense but when someone claims they squatted 800 and benched 500 as a natural teenager but there's no footage of it anywhere makes me believe it didn't happen, real lifts= squat 600, bench 385-400, still extremely impressive.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: The Showstoppa on March 08, 2009, 12:36:42 PM
no offense but when someone claims they squatted 800 and benched 500 as a natural teenager but there's no footage of it anywhere makes me believe it didn't happen, real lifts= squat 600, bench 385-400, still extremely impressive.

x2
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: timfogarty on March 08, 2009, 12:39:34 PM
 It's been said that the best bodybuilders will spend time building a "base" before crossing over to the Dark Side.

It's true, Arnold didn't start dbol until his was 16.

I would see Kai occasionally at Jonny Lats in NYC in 1999.   Never occurred to me that he wasn't juiced.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: The.Giant on March 08, 2009, 12:59:42 PM
Kai looks great and his transformation is amazing but don't compare him to Ronnie.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Benny B on March 08, 2009, 01:01:07 PM
Did Kai do himself a huge favor by competing all those years without gear?  He won the team universe a couple of times and was a lock to win any natural show in which he competed. 

Question is: did all of those years of heavy training without gear set him up as a hyper responder?  He has a completely different look than anyone else onstage.  The guy just has slabs of conditioned muscle everywhere. 
Yes.

Kai competed in the NGA and WNBF for years prior to coming to the NPC and competing in Team U. He was a absolute freak back then as a young man in his teens and early twenties. Whether he was using anything while competing in all those drug tested shows is something none of us know. I think we can all safely say he was not taking anywhere near what he is taking now. It definitely appears to me that he built a very strong foundation in those early years, not to mention a strong work ethic that comes form not getting quick and easy results.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Van_Bilderass on March 08, 2009, 02:26:09 PM
no offense but when someone claims they squatted 800 and benched 500 as a natural teenager but there's no footage of it anywhere makes me believe it didn't happen, real lifts= squat 600, bench 385-400, still extremely impressive.

"Anyone" can squat 800 and bench 500. The question is, how deep was the squat and how much of a spot did he get on the bench. But of course, Kai wasn't as strong as Ronnie as a teenager.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: ironneck on March 08, 2009, 02:33:46 PM
Kai looks great and his transformation is amazing but don't compare him to Ronnie.

ronnie was as straight as a man can get and kai is simply a homo
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: dustin on March 08, 2009, 02:36:11 PM
"Natural" means under a gram of androgens, little to no peptides and doing no more than a few cycles each year. C'mon! ;D
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Van_Bilderass on March 08, 2009, 02:40:20 PM
ronnie was as straight as a man can get and kai is simply a homo

Ronnie did a very homosexual butt shaking routine once.
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: Emmortal on March 08, 2009, 03:30:17 PM
Ronnie did a very homosexual butt shaking routine once.

More than once :)
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: dyslexic on March 08, 2009, 04:04:00 PM
being natural in those early years will have its benefits when he retires from pro bb'ding-- it will also show when and if he decides to stop working out
Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: TechnoViking on March 08, 2009, 05:20:50 PM
I think Kai's problem is going to be that he is going to keep trying to get bigger...Just like Ronnie...However Kai doesn't have the structure that Ronnie had/has...Kai chest is really small and you can tell he is a hard gainer in the chest...Ronnie had the massive chest to take away a bit from the massive belly...Kai won't have that luxury...And Kai's Quads are really starting to take on that balloon type look that Ronnie had in his...

Title: Re: Kai's days as a natural - are they helping him now?
Post by: MCWAY on March 08, 2009, 06:05:40 PM
 It's been said that the best bodybuilders will spend time building a "base" before crossing over to the Dark Side.

I've heard that too. But, the problem is that once a guy starts taking steroids, some people acts as if that guy was never natural.


They act as if the second he started pumping those cement weights that his dad/uncle/brother left in the garage, before his first sip of protein powder (no, not Nitro-Tech, even though it addeth 2400% more mass than the regular milk of the fatted calf  ;D ), they not only started using drugs but were taking everything but the kitchen sink (in ungodly quantities).